Tom ran 32 miles this summer and Bill ran 24 miles. What is the ratio, in simplest form of the amount of miles Bill ran compared to amount of miles Tom ran?
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2 points
24/32
32/24
4/3
3/4
To find the ratio of the amount of miles Bill ran compared to the amount of miles Tom ran, we divide the distance run by Bill by the distance run by Tom:
Bill's distance / Tom's distance = 24 miles / 32 miles
To simplify the ratio, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 8:
24 miles / 32 miles = (24/8) miles / (32/8) miles = 3 miles / 4 miles
So, the simplified ratio is 3/4.